Derrick Lewis "The Black Beast"

Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record20-12 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record172-73-2 (70.2%) across 32 opponents
Last 5 opponents22-3 (88%) across 5 opponents
Age41
Height6' 3"
Reach79"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute2.41
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.79
Striking accuracy49%
Striking defense39%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.53
Takedowns landed / attempted26%
Takedown defense52%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time8.8 min

UFC wins: 16 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 9 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-06-14Josh Hokit3-0StrikerLKO/TKO R2 4:09UFC Freedom 250
2026-01-24Waldo Cortes Acosta9-2StrikerLKO/TKO R2 3:14UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
2025-07-12Tallison Teixeira1-0—WKO/TKO R1 0:35UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
2024-05-11Rodrigo Nascimento4-1 (1 NC)StrikerWKO/TKO R3 0:49UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2023-11-04Jailton Almeida5-0GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
2023-07-29Marcos Rogerio de Lima10-6BalancedWKO/TKO R1 0:33UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
2023-02-04Serghei Spivac6-3WrestlerLSubmission R1 3:05UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
2022-07-30Sergei Pavlovich3-1—LKO/TKO R1 0:55UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
2022-02-12Tai Tuivasa7-3StrikerLKO/TKO R2 1:40UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
2021-12-18Chris Daukaus4-0—WKO/TKO R1 3:36UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-08-07Ciryl Gane6-0StrikerLKO/TKO R3 4:11 (title)UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
2021-02-20Curtis Blaydes9-2 (1 NC)WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 1:26UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
2020-08-08Aleksei Oleinik8-4GrapplerWKO/TKO R2 0:21UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik
2020-02-08Ilir Latifi7-5BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
2019-11-02Blagoy Ivanov2-1BalancedWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
2019-03-09Junior Dos Santos14-4StrikerLKO/TKO R2 1:58UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
2018-11-03Daniel Cormier10-1 (1 NC)StrikerLSubmission R2 2:14 (title)UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
2018-10-06Alexander Volkov4-0StrikerWKO/TKO R3 4:49UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
2018-07-07Francis Ngannou6-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
2018-02-18Marcin Tybura3-2StrikerWKO/TKO R3 2:48UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
2017-06-10Mark Hunt7-5-1 (1 NC)BalancedLKO/TKO R4 3:51UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
2017-02-19Travis Browne9-5-1BalancedWKO/TKO R2 3:12UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
2016-12-09Shamil Abdurakhimov2-1BalancedWKO/TKO R4 3:42UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov
2016-07-07Roy Nelson8-8BalancedWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
2016-04-10Gabriel Gonzaga12-9GrapplerWKO/TKO R1 4:48UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
2016-02-06Damian GrabowskiUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 2:17UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson
2015-10-03Viktor Pesta1-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 1:15UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
2015-06-06Shawn Jordan5-3BalancedLKO/TKO R2 0:48UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson
2015-02-28Ruan Potts0-2—WKO/TKO R2 3:18UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano
2014-09-05Matt Mitrione7-3StrikerLKO/TKO R1 0:41UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi
2014-07-06Guto InocenteUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 3:30The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
2014-04-19Jack MayUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 4:23UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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